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Murphy’s Law Blog 2019 | #41

This is the last day of the See For Yourself program in the Pacific Northwest (PNW) and after spending yesterday touring loading facilities along the Columbia River, we started this one with another essential transportation partner, BNSF Railway. Their traffic is down substantially due to the tariffs and much like executives of shipping, BNSF had […]

This is the last day of the See For Yourself program in the Pacific Northwest (PNW) and after spending yesterday touring loading facilities along the Columbia River, we started this one with another essential transportation partner, BNSF Railway. Their traffic is down substantially due to the tariffs and much like executives of shipping, BNSF had a slide titled Lost Opportunity which showed...

Murphy’s Law Blog 2019 | #40

Wednesday, the See For Yourself group started out in Portland, Oregon with a presentation from Doug Whitehead who advocates for biodiesel at the national level. He has been involved for more than 20 years and shared some victories along with current problems. It boils down to certainty for investors: Will the renewable fuel standards last? […]

Wednesday, the See For Yourself group started out in Portland, Oregon with a presentation from Doug Whitehead who advocates for biodiesel at the national level. He has been involved for more than 20 years and shared some victories along with current problems. It boils down to certainty for investors: Will the renewable fuel standards last? Will tax incentives last? He stated that our Federal...

Murphy’s Law Blog 2019 | #39

Out here in Portland, Oregon with the ND Soybean Council to visit the Pacific Northwest systems which normally would be shipping your North Dakota soybeans to the Far East, mostly China. Today the dozen growers who applied for this See For Yourself program got up and to the Fargo airport at 5:30 (12 of 13 […]

Out here in Portland, Oregon with the ND Soybean Council to visit the Pacific Northwest systems which normally would be shipping your North Dakota soybeans to the Far East, mostly China. Today the dozen growers who applied for this See For Yourself program got up and to the Fargo airport at 5:30 (12 of 13 made it on time!), flew 250 miles the wrong way, re-boarded the same plane in Minneapolis...

Murphy’s Law Blog 2019 | #38

Today we begin to leave for Portland, Oregon for the “See for Yourself” tour of the Pacific Northwest (PNW) soybean exporting facilities put on by the ND Soybean Council (NDSC) that we all see each year in the Soybean Grower Magazine. By begin to leave, I mean that the group of a dozen or so […]

Today we begin to leave for Portland, Oregon for the “See for Yourself” tour of the Pacific Northwest (PNW) soybean exporting facilities put on by the ND Soybean Council (NDSC) that we all see each year in the Soybean Grower Magazine. By begin to leave, I mean that the group of a dozen or so travelers meet today (Monday) at NDSC HQ in Fargo for a briefing/orientation thing. Then we go to the...

Murphy’s Law Blog 2019 | #37

Hello once again, producers and others interested! I took some time after the session to recover while you dealt with an often tortuous planting season and now while you look for opportunities to spray, I rejoin you via blog to relay the core of whatever assignment comes my way. Monday and Tuesday found me in […]

Hello once again, producers and others interested! I took some time after the session to recover while you dealt with an often tortuous planting season and now while you look for opportunities to spray, I rejoin you via blog to relay the core of whatever assignment comes my way. Monday and Tuesday found me in Sioux Falls as it was South Dakota’s turn to host the International Legislator’s...

 Five Take-a-ways from the 2019 ND Legislative Session

#1 The urban – rural divide can be bridged.  The surprising success of the farm home exemption bill showed us that.  Only a few were against it in the Senate and it garnered over 70 yeas in the House.  To me, it was a favorable vote from our urban brothers and sisters that bodes well […]

#1 The urban – rural divide can be bridged.  The surprising success of the farm home exemption bill showed us that.  Only a few were against it in the Senate and it garnered over 70 yeas in the House.  To me, it was a favorable vote from our urban brothers and sisters that bodes well for agriculture.  There are fewer and fewer strictly rural districts in our state with that trend to continue...

Livestock Benefits Overview

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Murphy’s Law Blog 2019 | #36

It’s over. The 66th North Dakota Legislative Session lasted 76 working days plus one or two where they did not hammer a floor session in yet worked in committees. The prognostications made at 7 a.m. Friday in #35 held up through the 10 p.m. finish in that the grain inspection program moving to Ag killed […]

It’s over. The 66th North Dakota Legislative Session lasted 76 working days plus one or two where they did not hammer a floor session in yet worked in committees. The prognostications made at 7 a.m. Friday in #35 held up through the 10 p.m. finish in that the grain inspection program moving to Ag killed in 2346 was passed in the Ag budget bill #2009. Basically, the intent is that those caught...

Murphy’s Law Blog 2019 | #35

Day 76 of 80. Yesterday, 1020 was settled stopping 4 years of financial backsliding for NDSU Ag Research and Extension. In general terms, the House agreed to the Senate position of not only holding even, but along with a raise and benefit package, some money to help catch up a bit. Not all the way, […]

Day 76 of 80. Yesterday, 1020 was settled stopping 4 years of financial backsliding for NDSU Ag Research and Extension. In general terms, the House agreed to the Senate position of not only holding even, but along with a raise and benefit package, some money to help catch up a bit. Not all the way, but researchers, main and branch alike should have some morale restored and be able to continue...

Murphy’s Law Blog 2019 | #34

Well. 2346 took yet another interesting turn this morning on the Senate floor when it was defeated 3-44. Normally, that would be the end of a bill this late in the session, but not this time. Maybe. You will recall that the PSC runs the grain inspection program and 2346 had been amended in the […]

Well. 2346 took yet another interesting turn this morning on the Senate floor when it was defeated 3-44. Normally, that would be the end of a bill this late in the session, but not this time. Maybe. You will recall that the PSC runs the grain inspection program and 2346 had been amended in the House to move the program to the Ag Department. So being killed this morning meant that the program...